With the implementation of the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI), Ventura College seeks to take a two-pronged approach targeting at the needs in Ventura College (VC) and Ventura College East Campus (VCEC).

Ventura College

Ventura College aims to develop an effective orientation and onboarding process for new employees to support diversity and stability among the community. The intent of the IEPI is to centralize and institutionalize a method and culture around onboarding new employees to the campus. To create a systematic way to welcome, orient, support retention, and employee satisfaction.

Ventura College East Campus

Ventura College East Campus is looking to expand and build on the educational and service footprint in the Santa Clara River Valley to better meet the growing needs of the community. The intent of VCEC is to grow student numbers from 800-2,500 students by Fall 2025. With the goal in mind, VCEC will work towards;

  • Increasing our Dual Enrollment opportunities in the region
  • Increasing our educational opportunities for incarcerated youth in the region
  • Expanding our STEM and other high-wage career opportunities by expanding degree and certificate programs offered through the VCEC 
  • Expanding our service to non-traditionally aged students in the area and beyond through online, ZTC PACE programs grounded out of the VCEC,
  • Initiating and expanding relevant services to students in the region, which may include expanded transportation, child care support, free legal services to undocumented students, and the expansion of mental health services
  • Exponentially growing ESL enrollments by taking classes to all reaches of the community and assisting students to make their way through ESL education to living-wage jobs and increased satisfaction if quality of life overall

With the support of the VC Foundation and various research teams, their assistance will support in the data collection and analyzation of the needs of the community.